# Bugat Soum, Govi-Altai Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/bugat/

Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Bugat

Bugat is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **9,953.4 km²**. Its main town is Bayangol. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,953km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,759 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bugat?

Bugat lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 3 other soums: [Altai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/altai/), [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/to-grog/) and [Tonkhil](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/tonkhil/). By area it is the 29th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 7.0% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Bugat is about 1,022 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 215 km from Altai, the main town of Govi-Altai Aimag. The centre point is at 45.1469° N, 94.1201° E. Local names: Бугат .

Source: [National Statistical Office of Mongolia via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mng).

## Villages and localities in Bugat

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bugat. Settlements here lie between about 1,737 m and 2,136 m above sea level (median 1,759 m).

- Bayangol
- Bij-Altay
- Bugat
- Hayrhan

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Bugat

Named natural and historic features inside Bugat, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Alag Nuur
- Bayan Gol
- Bij Gol
- Gohonchi Gol
- Sangiin Dalay Nuur

### Hills and mountains

11 mountains.

- Alag Hayrhan Uul · 3,406 m
- Ulann Hayrhan Uul · 3,048 m
- Büs Hayrhan · 2,996 m
- Erdeni Chuluuta Uula · 2,359 m
- Ugaldzïn Uul · 1,952 m
- Tasarhay Har Uul · 1,370 m
- Ger Tolgoy · 1,001 m
- Ger Tologoy · 1,001 m
- Har Tolgoy · 935 m
- Önchin Tolgoy · 932 m
- Ulaan Tolgoy · 901 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Bugat and the best time to visit

In Bugat, the warmest month is Jul (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-12 °C). About 89 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (18 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -12 2 

Feb -8 2 

Mar 0 3 

Apr 9 5 

May 15 8 

Jun 21 18 

Jul 24 18 

Aug 22 16 

Sep 15 6 

Oct 6 4 

Nov -3 4 

Dec -10 2 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bugat

Places mapped inside Bugat in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other soums in Govi-Altai Aimag

- Altai
- Bayan-Uul
- Biger
- Ceel
- Chandmani
- Cogt
- Darvi
- Delger
- Erdene
- Jargalan
- Sharga
- Taishir
- To'grog
- Tonkhil
- Xaliun
- Xo'xmorit
- Yeso'nbulag

## Quick answers

- Where is Bugat?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bugat?Altai, To'grog and Tonkhil
- How many villages are in Bugat?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bugat?Settlements lie between 1,737 m and 2,136 m
- What is the highest point in Bugat?Alag Hayrhan Uul (3,406 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bugat?May to September
- How many banks are in Bugat?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bugat?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bugat?MN8213 (OCHA common operational dataset)